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I recently upgraded one of my imaging scopes to a RASA 11, an 11" Rowe Ackerman Schmidt Astrograph. This is an 11" f2.2 scope, which is 10 times faster than the scope it replaces.

Last night I shot between clouds and got 83 minutes on the Great Orion Nebula. I am extremely happy with how deep I got in such short a time. My other scope would have taken 14 hours to get the same image!

I can't wait for some clear skies to see what this setup can really do.

I used 20 second exposures for this image, which was much too long since the integrated image was extremely bright, which made it hard to tame down in post. I think 10 second exposures would have been fine.

This was 250, 20 second exposures

RASA 11
ZWO ASI183MC Pro
EQ6-R Pro
ZWO ASI290MM Mini Guide Camera

Orion-RASA-11-83-Minutes-small by Colo CJ, on Flickr

And here is the scope inside my dome in the backyard.

New RASA 11 by Colo CJ, on Flickr

Jan 29, 2020 at 07:11 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Orion - Going Deep

Wow - talk about a wild image! It’s gorgeous - I like the cloudy look.
Phil

Jan 29, 2020 at 07:39 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Orion - Going Deep

wow nice and detailed image in clarity

Jan 29, 2020 at 09:10 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Orion - Going Deep

Cosmic steam punk. Fabulous image! Great looking gear too.

Jan 29, 2020 at 10:37 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Orion - Going Deep

dayyyuumm

Jan 29, 2020 at 10:56 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Orion - Going Deep

wow. Tell me you print these out large and mount them on your walls. Great shot.

Jan 31, 2020 at 10:08 AM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Orion - Going Deep

It's a good day when I see a new Colorado CJ post. This is an area where I have ZERO experience, but still a deep appreciation of what you are able to show. Please keep them coming.

Jan 31, 2020 at 12:01 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Orion - Going Deep

I would say well worth the investment! And to repeat what others are saying - WOW!

Feb 03, 2020 at 01:29 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Orion - Going Deep

WOW! Super impressive, and I'm not impressed easily! Keep them coming!!!

Feb 04, 2020 at 02:25 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Orion - Going Deep

totally blown away. It is indeed out of this world.

Feb 08, 2020 at 06:23 AM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Orion - Going Deep

Very very cool.

Feb 08, 2020 at 07:32 AM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Orion - Going Deep

This is a breathtaking image. Well done.

Jon

Feb 10, 2020 at 10:21 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Orion - Going Deep

I continue to be mesmerized with your beautiful images. Breathtaking!

Do you have other images where stars in the Trapezium Core can be more clearly seen? That would be extra icing on an otherwise spectacular cake!

Feb 10, 2020 at 11:55 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Orion - Going Deep

Gorgeous!!

Feb 11, 2020 at 08:31 AM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Orion - Going Deep

impressive image.

does having a dark sky site play much of a role with deep sky photography?

Feb 11, 2020 at 11:16 PM


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